AirportsVeer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh is a large airport serving Port Blair, in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IXZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IXZ
- ICAO code
- VOPB
- City
- Port Blair
- State or region
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 11.6402° N, 92.7290° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,290 m (10,795 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IXZ means Veer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VOPB. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 11.6402° N, 92.7290° E. It stands 4 metres (13 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Veer Savarkar International Airport / INS Utkrosh has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,290 metres (10,795 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,290 m 10,795 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pathein AirportPathein, Myanmar | BSX | 616 km |
| Myeik AirportMkeik, Myanmar | MGZ | 647 km |
| Dawei AirportDawei, Myanmar | TVY | 654 km |
| Kawthoung AirportKawthoung, Myanmar | KAW | 659 km |
| Ranong AirportRanong, Thailand | UNN | 673 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,485 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,282 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,203 km | 5 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,216 km | 11 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,038 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,972 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,689 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,414 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,983 km | 10 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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